Snacks Ideas are something we all need and sometimes we need them in a pinch.  That means quick and easy, sometimes super and simple.  We need snacks for when we are on the go and at home to tide us over till the next meal is prepared.  Sometimes we just need ideas, even though they are whole foods we have in our refrigerators or cupboards. Strive to go for the whole plant based foods instead of boxes of processed snacks.

1. Nuts-18 cashews, 10 almonds, 13 walnut halves
2. Banana dipped in almond butter
3. Walnut butter scooped up with apple slices
4. Baby carrots and raw cauliflower
5. Hummus and raw red pepper slices
6. Cherry tomatoes and chickpeas
7. Banana Chocolate muffins
8. Frozen Blueberries
9. Sliced Cucumbers and avocado slices
10. Leftover Baked Sweet Potato Fries
11. Trail mix-pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, raisins, mini chocolate chips
12. Homemade granola bars
13. Fruit Smoothies with coconut milk
14. Green smoothies
15. Guacamole and celery sticks

I know feeding kids and yourself good nutritious non processed snacks is a bit of a challenge. Don’t get overwhelmed, take a deep breath and write down or type in your phone, ingredients you will need to have the on hand to stock your snack pack. You do have a snack pack don’t you? For me that’s a small insulated little bag to store snacks in to eat throughout the day. It’s great to have on hand when you pick the kids up from school. So get busy, plan ahead, pack a few in your snack pack, or tuck them in the kids lunch boxes.  Keep them handy so you are not tempted to grab the not so healthy options.  Stock up on the ingredients and keep them on hand, make them a regular part of your grocery list and you won’t be lacking the next time you need a quick and healthy snack.

Tags:  gluten free snacks